1967 Map of Maxwell Coulee

About this map

Big Dry Creek defines the northern hydrology of this Garfield County landscape, where a network of ephemeral drainage channels like Maxwell Coulee and Carcass Coulee carve through the high plains. The territory is marked by the infrastructure of ranching and resource extraction in the late 1960s, evidenced by numerous scattered Well sites and isolated Flowing Well labels that indicate the vital importance of groundwater in this arid region. The eastern portion of the map shows industrial activity at the Gravel Pits near the creek bed.